The new Smile Orange revels in nostalgia
Is there anything left to say about Smile Orange? Who amongst us, almost four decades after its initial run, does not know its quintessentially Jamaican protagonist, the pragmatic and irrepressible trickster Ringo Smith? He long ago escaped the typed page...

Europe irie with message, sound - Junior Banton says Germans focus on 'livity', not poverty
BERLIN, Germany: Junior Banton, one of the rising home-grown stars on the German reggae and dancehall scene, says the social, economic and cultural disparity between Jamaica and Germany has not prevented white artistes like himself from gaining a voice in the European...

'Vibez' Positive at Fairfield Theatre
The vibes have been very positive at Montego Bay's Fairfield Theatre recently. Founded in 1975, the theatre is now led by chairman Douglas Prout, successor to the first chairman, the legendary Paul Methuen...

Picasso book of sketches stolen from Paris museum
PARIS (AP): A red notebook of 33 pencil drawings by Pablo Picasso has been stolen from a specially locked glass case in the Paris museum that bears the painter's name, authorities said yesterday.The book is believed to be worth eight million euros

Spotlight on Festival of the Performing Arts
The national finals for the Festival of the Performing Arts began yesterday at the Little Theatre in St Andrew. Thousands of performers from schools and other groups across the island are competing for national recognition in the areas of traditional...

Something extra
It's a girl for Finance Minister Audley Shaw and she's named after his favourite town in Jamaica! The GG and the very stylish Mrs Allen are off to meet the Queen and the island continues to buzz with activity....